by Succession Strength | Feb 29, 2020 | Communication
Sometimes, the informality of working in some family business can be a great blessing… or a dreadful curse. For some successors and other family members, the relaxed atmosphere of working with family provides welcome space to be themselves. For others, it...
by Succession Strength | Jan 16, 2020 | Communication
Change is hard, especially when we have no control over it. For family business owners, especially, there’s nothing harder than having to sit by and watch a successor take over and begin to tinker with the company that took you years—even, decades—to build and...
by Succession Strength | Sep 18, 2019 | Communication
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That may be sound wisdom for kitchen sinks and brake pads, but does it work in business? Sure… if you want your company to peter out. Family-owned or not, companies and businesses that last for generations share one thing in common:...
by Succession Strength | Aug 13, 2019 | Retirement for Business Owners
According to a study by BMO Wealth Institute, 68% of business-owning Boomers nearing retirement have less than $100,000 saved for their future. Why have these owners saved so little? 32% say they haven’t saved for retirement because they plan to sell their business....
by Succession Strength | Mar 29, 2019 | Succession, Transition, Communication, Preparation
Transitioning the business from one generation to the next can be an awkward and confusing time for everyone involved. As the next generation takes over, successors and employees alike find themselves struggling to feel their way to a new sense of equilibrium in the...
by Succession Strength | Feb 6, 2019 | Uncategorized, Succession, Family Business, Communication
Retirement is on the horizon, and you know its time to lock down a successor to manage your family business. Wisely, you’ve spent the past few months looking hard at the family members working in the business and deciding what you need in the person who’ll take over....
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